Which of the Following Would Help Control the Future Growth

question 95

Multiple Choice

Which of the following would help control the future growth of healthcare prices and expenditures?

• A) an increase in the share of healthcare costs paid for either directly or from personal medical savings accounts
• B) the substitution of catastrophic (high deductibility) health insurance for low co-payment plans
• C) more reliance on expansion in the supply of medical services rather than stimulation of demand
• D) all of the above

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